Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Guardianship and Conservatorship of Stuart Kennedy (Involuntary) Stuart Kennedy v. Maria Kennedy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 18, 2014No. 13–0505PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Justice.
This case presents the question whether a mother who serves as her intellectually disabled adult son’s guardian must obtain court approval before arranging a vasectomy for him. We conclude the relevant statute requires court approval. However, we do not disturb the orders entered by the probate court that declined to terminate the mother’s guardianship and also appointed her conservator.
I. Factual and Procedural Background.
Stuart Kennedy is a twenty-one-year-old man with significant intellectual disabilities who lives in a group home. The home is staffed around the clock.…
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